{"id":498,"date":"2022-07-26T16:38:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T16:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/?p=498"},"modified":"2022-07-26T16:38:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T16:38:40","slug":"summer-heap-funds-are-available-through-september-30th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/2022\/07\/26\/summer-heap-funds-are-available-through-september-30th\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer HEAP funds are available through September 30th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"307\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Large-air-conditioner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Large-air-conditioner.jpg 480w, https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Large-air-conditioner-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you struggling to manage your household budget due to high electric bills from summer&#8217;s hot, humid days? If so, help is available through September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For income-eligible residents, a federally funded Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps offset the cost with a one-time benefit applied directly to your utility bill. This program runs until the end of September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits are up to $800 applied directly to your electric bill. For the first time, applicants can receive $500 for central air conditioning repair, $350 for air-conditioner units, or $100 per fan (maximum two fans).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To receive the benefit, you must complete the Energy Assistance Application (English or Spanish) and submit a copy of the required income documents. Applications are also available at your Local Energy Assistance Provider and local libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also call 216-350-8008 to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tags<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you struggling to manage your household budget due to high electric bills from summer&#8217;s hot, humid days? If so, help is available through September. For income-eligible residents, a federally funded Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps offset the cost with a one-time benefit applied directly to your utility bill. This program runs until the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/2022\/07\/26\/summer-heap-funds-are-available-through-september-30th\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Summer HEAP funds are available through September 30th&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=498"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":500,"href":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498\/revisions\/500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neighborhoodmedia.org\/metrourbannews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}